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ドリ

Meanings

Suffix

1. samurai receiving this much rice as a fee

after a quantity

2. offering of rice cake containing this much rice

3. person receiving this amount of money as a salary

Alt. forms

Used in vocabulary (41 in total)

fixed date; appointed day

shading; (colour) gradation; kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles

イイトコドリ

focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)